Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a silica aerogel blanket, the method comprising recovering a supercritical waste liquid generated after performing a step of supercritical drying, neutralizing the recovered supercritical waste liquid by adding an acid thereto for recycling, and reusing the recycled supercritical waste liquid, and a silica aerogel blanket produced thereby.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-dust, high insulation aerogel blanket and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a low-dust, high insulation aerogel blanket, wherein a plate type Mg(OH)2.MgO.SiO2 powder is added to a silica sol, thereby being capable of reducing the generation of dust with excellent flame retardancy and thermal conductivity, and an aerogel blanket produced thereby.

Abstract: Disclosed is an attrition-resistant superabsorbent polymer, including a superabsorbent polymer, porous superhydrophobic microparticles, and water, thus increasing moisture content of the superabsorbent polymer and a method of manufacturing the attrition-resistant superabsorbent polymer is also provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of evaluating the similarity of structural effects of solvents determining solvent reactivity and a system using the same, and more particularly to a novel evaluation method that is able to quantitatively measure the structural effect of a solvent having an influence on reactivity upon reaction of the solvent with a predetermined material and to a system using the same.

Abstract: Provided are a preparation method of a silica aerogel-containing blanket which includes mixing a water glass solution, a polar organic solvent, and a silazane-based surface modifier to prepare a sol, preparing a silica gel-base material composite by immersion and gelation of a base material for a blanket in the sol, and drying the silica gel-base material composite, and a silica aerogel-containing blanket prepared by using the preparation method. A silica aerogel-containing blanket having a high degree of hydrophobicity as well as excellent physical properties, particularly, low tap density, high porosity, and excellent mechanical flexibility may be prepared by the minimal use of a surface modifier without a surface modification step by the above method.

Abstract: Provided are a preparation method of a silica aerogel-containing blanket which includes mixing a water glass solution, a polar organic solvent, and a silazane-based surface modifier to prepare a sol, preparing a silica gel-base material composite by immersion and gelation of a base material for a blanket in the sol, and drying the silica gel-base material composite, and a silica aerogel-containing blanket prepared by using the preparation method. A silica aerogel-containing blanket having a high degree of hydrophobicity as well as excellent physical properties, particularly, low tap density, high porosity, and excellent mechanical flexibility can be prepared by the minimal use of a surface modifier without a surface modification step by the above method.

Abstract: Provided are a preparation method of a silica aerogel-containing blanket which includes mixing a water glass solution, a polar organic solvent, and a silazane-based surface modifier to prepare a sol, preparing a silica gel-base material composite by immersion and gelation of a base material for a blanket in the sol, and drying the silica gel-base material composite, and a silica aerogel-containing blanket prepared by using the preparation method. A silica aerogel-containing blanket having a high degree of hydrophobicity as well as excellent physical properties, particularly, low tap density, high porosity, and excellent mechanical flexibility may be prepared by the minimal use of a surface modifier without a surface modification step by the above method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature insulation, a production method thereof, and a construction method thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides a production method a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket, the method capable of strengthening the structure of a silica gel by adding a basic catalyst in an aging step, reducing processing time and cost by omitting a surface modification step, thereby reducing manufacturing cost, and suppressing the generation of a bad odor during construction by fundamentally blocking a volatile organic compound (VOC), a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket produced thereby, and a construction method of a hydrophilic silica aerogel blanket, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor when constructing the hydrophilic aerogel blanket on an ultra-high temperature piping equipment, and at the same time, preventing the loss of heat insulation performance due to moisture in the air.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aerogel sheet and comprises: a step (a) of impregnating an acid solution into a fiber sheet to clean the fiber sheet by using the acid solution and impregnating a binder solution into the fiber sheet that is cleaned by using the acid solution to manufacture a pre-processed fiber sheet; a step (b) of impregnating a silica precursor into the pre-processed fiber sheet; and a step (c) of a gelling catalyst into the fiber sheet into which the silica precursor is impregnated to gelate the silica precursor.

Abstract: Provided are an aerogel precursor, a method for preparing the same, an aerogel prepared therewith, and a method for preparing an aerogel using the same, wherein the aerogel precursor includes a structural unit represented by Formula 1 below and at least one selected from the group consisting of structural units represented by Formulae 2 to 4 in a molar ratio of 100:1 to 100:20, and has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 g/mol to 6,000 g/mol, and a viscosity of 2.0 to 4.0 cps after heating for 24 hours or more at 45 to 60° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-dust, high insulation aerogel blanket and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a low-dust, high insulation aerogel blanket, wherein a plate type Mg(OH)2.MgO.SiO2 powder is added to a silica sol, thereby being capable of reducing the generation of dust with excellent flame retardancy and thermal conductivity, and an aerogel blanket produced thereby.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aerogel sheet. The method for manufacturing the aerogel sheet includes: a step (a) of preparing silica sol; a step (b) of preparing a gelling catalyst; a step (c) of injecting the silica sol, which is prepared in the step (a), to a surface of a blanket to impregnate the silica sol; a step (d) of injecting the gelling catalyst, which is prepared in step (b), to the surface of the blanket, into which the silica sol is impregnated, to gelate the silica sol; and a step (e) of cutting the blanket, in which the silica sol is gelated, to obtain a sheet in which the silica sol is gelated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a composite sheet comprising an aerogel sheet, which comprises: a step (S10) of preparing a fiber sheet (10); a step (S20) of laminating the aerogel sheet (30) on each of both surfaces of the fiber sheet (10); and a step (S30) of applying heat and a pressure to the aerogel sheet (30) and the fiber sheet (10), which are laminated, to bond the sheets to each other and to manufacture the composite sheet (40) in which the aerogel sheet (30), the fiber sheet (10), the aerogel sheet (30) are laminated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a composite sheet comprising an aerogel sheet, which comprises: a step (S10) of preparing the aerogel sheet (30); a step (S20) of laminating a fiber sheet (10) on each of both surfaces of the aerogel sheet (30); and a step (S30) of applying heat and a pressure to the aerogel sheet (30) and the fiber sheet (10), which are laminated, to bond the sheets to each other and to manufacture the composite sheet (40) in which the fiber sheet (10), the aerogel sheet (30), and the fiber sheet (10) are laminated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer, including adding a superabsorbent polymer with a water dispersion solution containing particles having i) a BET specific surface area of 300 to 1500 m2/g and ii) a porosity of 50% or more, and a superabsorbent polymer prepared by the method.

Abstract: In the present invention are provided a method for preparing a silica aerogel-containing blanket, and a blanket which includes a silica aerogel and is manufactured using the same, wherein the method includes a step for preparing a reaction solution by reacting a silazane-based surface modification agent with an alcohol-based compound, a step for preparing a silica gel-base material composite by adding a silica precursor, water, and a polar organic solvent to the reaction solution to prepare a silica sol, and then immersing a base material for a blanket in the prepared silica sol to gelate the silica sol, and a step for drying the silica gel-base material composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an aerogel sheet and comprises: a step (a) of preparing silica sol and a surface modifying agent to prepare a silica precursor; a step (b) of preparing a gelling catalyst; a step (c) of injecting the silica precursor prepared in the step (a) to a surface of a blanket to impregnate the silica precursor; and a step (d) of injecting the gelling catalyst prepared in the step (b) to the surface of the blanket in which the silica precursor is impregnated to gelate the silica precursor.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an aerogel sheet according to the present invention includes: a step (a) of preparing a blanket having a plate shape; a step (b) of mixing silica sol with gelling catalyst to prepare a silica sol precursor; and a step (c) of injecting the silica sol precursor prepared in the step (b) to a surface of the blanket prepared in the step (a) through an injection device to gelate the silica sol precursor, wherein, in the step (c), the injection device injects the silica sol precursor while moving from one side to the other side of the surface of the blanket.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerogel precursor including an alkoxydisiloxane-based prepolymer and having a functional group derived from a hydrophobic sol-gel forming agent of the following Chemical Formula 1 on a surface thereof, and therefore, capable of enhancing high temperature thermal stability of an aerogel providing hydrophobic pores having uniform pore size distribution when preparing an aerogel, and an aerogel prepared using the same: (in Chemical Formula 1, M, R, R1 to R4 are the same as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an aerogel blanket in which, a surface of a base material for a blanket is activated and roughness and porosity of the surface of the base material for a blanket are increased to increase adhesion performance of a silica aerogel by inducing etching of a surface of a base material for a blanket using an acidic solution, and mechanical flexibility is increased and the generation of dust is minimized by further performing a gel deformation process of introducing cracks into the aerogel, and a low-dust and high-insulation aerogel blanket prepared according to the present invention.